China market: Flat panel TV sales for early May 1 holiday up 7.7% on year, says AVC

May 10, 12:21

In the China market, 4.27 million flat panel TVs were sold in the peak period from April 15 to May 5, increasing 7.7% from the same period in 2012, according to China-based All View...

Sales in professional flat panel display segment up 8.5% in 1Q13, says Futuresource

May 10, 11:29

Sales in the professional flat panel display segment grew 8.5% on quarter, and posted a strong on-year result, up more than 30% to reach 523,000 units in during the first quarter...

Post-Lunar New Year letdown: Drop in China demand causes plunge in global flat panel TV shipments in February and March, says IHS

Apr 15, 16:10

Global flat panel display (FPD) TV shipments fell by 10% in February 2013 and by an estimated 4% in March compared to the same months in 2012 as demand in China plunged following...

Smartphone, tablet demand to drive small- to medium-size FPD revenues to US$71.5 billion in 2016, says DisplaySearch

Apr 15, 14:32

Demand for larger screens, higher resolution, and advanced touch functionality on smartphones and mobile PCs, in particular tablets, is expected to boost small- to medium-size flat...

About 37% of flat panel TVs sold in China during 2012 were smart TVs

Jan 30, 16:25

Approximately 37% of flat panel TVs sold in China during 2012 were smart TVs and the number is expected to climb to 50% in 2013, according to market observers.

Display and DRAM industries ready to rebound, says Advantest Taiwan president

Jan 17, 11:59

The display and DRAM industries have both hit bottom, and are likely to stage a rebound in 2013, according to Advantest Taiwan president CH Wu.

Analog IC design firms landing more orders from flat panel industry, say sources

Dec 18, 14:54

Taiwan-based analog IC suppliers have seen a rebound in orders recently, buoyed by growing shipments of LCD panels by makers in Taiwan and China, according to industry sources.

Intel possibly to invest in Sharp specifically for IGZO panel technology, say Taiwan component makers

Nov 16, 12:02

While Intel and Sharp have denied rumors that Intel and Qualcomm will invest JPY30 billion (US$377 million) in Sharp, Taiwan-based component makers hold the opinion that Intel may...

Flat panel display equipment market expected to recover substantially in 2013, says DisplaySearch

Nov 2, 12:29

Flat panel display (FPD) manufacturing equipment spending fell 69% on year in 2012 to US$3.8 billion, making 2012 the weakest year in history for FPD equipment makers. Despite the...

Flat panel display industry poised for recovery and long-term growth, says DisplaySearch

Oct 18, 10:48

The flat panel display industry is on a road to recovery thanks to several key industry trends, according to research firm NPD DisplaySearch. Despite facing excess capacity and the...

Flat panel display price erosion and performance improvements drive increased demand, expediting industry recovery, says DisplaySearch

Oct 12, 10:41

After struggling in 2011 with a challenging market environment due to sliding demand and price erosion, 2012 marks a year of recovery for the flat panel display (FPD) industry. According...

AUO revenues increase in September

Oct 9, 14:33

LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) has announced that its consolidated revenues for September 2012 came to NT$35.955 billion, up 2.4% on month and 9.2% on year. Its third-quarter...

Global flat panel TV shipments return to growth in 2Q12; Samsung stays on top of LCD market, says IHS

Aug 14, 14:41

Following a 30% drop during the first three months of 2012, worldwide shipments of flat panel televisions returned to growth in the second quarter, according to HIS. Worldwide shipments...

CMI to hold earnings meeting on August 7

Aug 2, 16:24

Chimei-Innolux (CMI) will hold a shareholders meeting on August 7 to discuss its second quarter earnings as well as its operations outlook for the second half of the year.

CPT to benefit from China low-end smartphone market

Jul 30, 15:48

Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) is seeing an increase in small-sized panel production due to increasing demand for low-end smartphones in China's market, said sources.

LG Display sees record high 2Q12 sales results

Jul 27, 12:30

LG Display has posted its second quarter sales results at KRW6.9 trillion (US$6.05 billion), up 14% from some KRW6 trillion a year earlier, according to the company's recent financial...

Panel makers will still face losses this year, say sources

Jul 27, 11:54

Panel makers will continue to face challenges and will most likely see losses continue until the end of this year due to increased competition and economic instabilities, said industry...

AUO losses continue in 2Q12

Jul 25, 15:38

AU Optronics (AUO) today (July 25) held its investors conference and announced its non-audited earnings results for the second quarter of 2012.

CMI June shipments, revenues down

Jul 12, 15:58

Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chimei Innolux (CMI) shipped 11.94 million large-sized panels and 30.12 million small- to medium-sized panels in June, decreasing on month by 2.3%...

Amtran sees increased flat panel TV revenues due to heating up North America market

Jun 8, 01:30

Amtran in May saw consolidated revenues of NT$5 billion (US$167 million), an on-month growth of 12%, due to increasing sales of flat-panel TVs in North America.

CMI to hit 1 million 39-inch TV panel milestone in May or June

Apr 26, 01:45

Chimei Innolux (CMI) is expected to see its shipments of 39-inch TV panels hit the one-million mark in May or June. Monthly shipments of 50-inch TV panels are estimated to each 300,000...

Taiwan, Korea flat panel makers hiking TV panel prices

Mar 30, 01:15

Taiwan- and Korea-based flat panel makers have managed to raise prices of their 32-inch TV panels by US$2 on average recently with more hikes planned for other sizes in the second...

LCD makers to roll out new, large-size panels to boost capacity utilization in 2012

Jan 5, 11:58

Most LCD panel makers, including AU Optronics (AUO), Chimei Innolux (CMI), Sharp and Samsung Electronics will emphasize production of panels in new or extra-large sizes in 2012 in...

Taiwan flat panel production value tops NT$1.39 trillion in 2011, says PIDA

Jan 2, 13:49

The production value of TFT LCD panels produced by Taiwan flat panel makers totaled NT$1.39 trillion (US$45.89 billion) in 2011, including NT$797 billion for large-size panels and...

US flat-panel TV pricing at lowest level in eight months in November, says IHS iSuppli

Dec 22, 11:05

The prevailing economic uncertainty, along with frantic efforts among television manufacturers to boost year-end sales, combined to drive down the price of US flat-panel TVs to their...

Taiwan- and China-based panel makers to step up production of AMOLED panels in 2012

Dec 2, 11:58

Taiwan- and China-based flat panel makers will step up the development and production of AMOLED panels in 2012 aiming to catch up with their counterparts in Korea in terms of technology...

Foxconn reportedly to build 8.5G flat panel production line in Brazil

Dec 1, 01:30

Rumors about the Foxconn Group setting up an LCD panel supply chain in Brazil have been in air for some time and the latest market speculations indicate that Foxconn plans to build...

Samsung, LG Display reportedly to produce OLED panels from 8.5G lines in 2012

Nov 18, 15:06

Samsung Electronics and LG Display reportedly plan to produce OLED panels from 8.5G lines in 2012, according to industry sources.

Panel makers shipping displays for next-generation iPad

Nov 18, 01:20

Samsung Electronics, LG Display and Sharp reportedly shipped a total of one million units of high-resolution flat panels for next-generation iPads to Apple in October and will ramp...

Production value of Taiwan flat panel industry edges down 1.4% on quarter in 3Q11, says IEK

Nov 17, 01:10

Total production value of Taiwan's flat panel industry amounted to NT$353.62 billion (US$11.71 billion) in the third quarter of 2011, down 1.4% from the previous quarter, according...

US football season kickoff sends TV sales, prices soaring, says IHS

Nov 10, 11:21

The onset of the US National Football League (NFL) season propelled higher sales of large-sized flat panel televisions in October, pushing up overall TV prices in the United States...